Australian Athletics Team Explained

The Australian Athletics Team, also known as the Australian Flame since 2009,[1] represents Australia in international athletics competitions. The team participates in a variety of global multi-event athletics competitions, including the Summer Olympics, IAAF World Championships, IAAF World Indoor Championships, and the Commonwealth Games. Australia also competes in specific event world championships such as the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and IAAF World Race Walking Cup.

The team has a rich history of success, with numerous athletes having been inducted into the IAAF Hall of Fame, including Shirley Strickland de la Hunty, Betty Cuthbert, and Marjorie Jackson.[2] In 2000, Athletics Australia established its own Hall of Fame.[3]

The team has a presence in the Paralympic Games and the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Olympic Games

See also: Australia at the Olympics.

See also: List of Australian Olympic medallists in athletics.

As of the 2024 Olympics, there have been fifteen gold medallists: Edwin Flack (dual), Nick Winter, John Winter, Marjorie Jackson (dual), Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (triple), Betty Cuthbert (four), Norma Croker (Relay), Fleur Mellor (relay), Herb Elliott, Ralph Doubell, Maureen Caird, Glynis Nunn, Debbie Flintoff-King, Cathy Freeman, Steve Hooker, Sally Pearson and Nina Kennedy.

scope=colYearscope=col style=background-color:gold Goldscope=col style=background-color:silver Silverscope=col style=background-color:#CC9966 Bronzescope-colTotalscope-colGold Medal
Rank
189620022
190000339
19040000-
19080000-
19120000-
1920010110
192410015
19280000-
19320000-
1936001114
194813266
195230143
1956426123
196012147
196411468
196823164
1972020212
19760000-
1980010112
1984111310
198811027
1992002229
1996020228
2000120313
200401239
200812148
201221038
2016011217
2020012327
2024124710
[4]

IAAF World Championships in Athletics

See also: Australia at the World Championships in Athletics.

As of the 2023 World Championships, there have been eleven world champions: Robert de Castella, Cathy Freeman (dual), Jana Pittman (dual), Dmitri Markov, Nathan Deakes, Steven Hooker, Dani Samuels, Sally Pearson (dual), Kelsey-Lee Barber (dual), Eleanor Patterson and Nina Kennedy.

scope=colYearscope=col style=background-color:gold Goldscope=col style=background-color:silver Silverscope=col style=background-color:#CC9966 Bronzescope-colTotalscope-colGold Medal
Rank
1983100111
1987020216
19910000-
1993010123
1995011227
1997112413
1999112415
2001102318
2003100114
2005001135
200720027
2009202410
201111138
2013021316
2015020220
2017110212
2019100117
202220136
2023123612
[5]

IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics

As of the 2014 World Championships, there have been seven world indoor champions: Michael Hillardt, Kerry Saxby, Melinda Gainsford, Tamsyn Lewis, Steven Hooker, Fabrice Lapierre and Sally Pearson.

scope=colYearscope=col style=background-color:gold Goldscope=col style=background-color:silver Silverscope=col style=background-color:#CC9966 Bronzescope-colTotalscope-colGold Medal
Rank
1985101213
19870000-
1989100110
1991010117
1993031415
1995100111
1997010121
1999010120
2001001126
20030000-
20040000-
20060000-
200810128
201020135
201211028
2014010124
2016010119
20180000-
2022011222
202410019
[6]

Commonwealth Games

See also: Australia at the Commonwealth Games.

scope=colYearscope=col style=background-color:gold Goldscope=col style=background-color:silver Silverscope=col style=background-color:#CC9966 Bronzescope-colTotalscope-colGold Medal
Rank
193003146
193411245
193861112292
19501585281
1954634132
19581066221
1962121213371
19661182211
19701093221
1974877222
19786117242
1982994222
19869512263
199010115262
19941374241
1998131011341
20029910282
2006161213411
20101163202
2014813123
2018131310361
202210104241
[7]

IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics

scope=colYearscope=col style=background-color:gold Goldscope=col style=background-color:silver Silverscope=col style=background-color:#CC9966 Bronzescope-colTotalscope-colGold Medal
Rank
1986111311
1988020216
199022267
1992031417
199421038
19961271012
1998112411
200021257
2002012325
2004003331
200620138
2008001134
2010001139
2012032523
2014011226
2016031421
201823057
[8]

IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics

scope=colYearscope=col style=background-color:gold Goldscope=col style=background-color:silver Silverscope=col style=background-color:#CC9966 Bronzescope-colTotalscope-colGold Medal
Rank
199920138
200133174
200321258
200523278
2007112410
2009010127
2011121413
201330254
2015022421
[9]

Paralympic Games

scope=colYearscope=col style=background-color:gold Goldscope=col style=background-color:silver Silverscope=col style=background-color:#CC9966 Bronzescope-colTotalscope-colGold Medal
Rank
2 3 0 5 7
7 75 19 4
3 4 4 11 9
711 5 23 10
8 9 17 34 12
17 19 22 58 7
14 19 20 53 7
13 15 12 40 6
19 12 12 43 3
35 15 16 661
10 12 10 32 2
10 9 7 26 2
20125 9 132710
20163 9 152713
20204 7 81911
[10]

IPC Athletics World Championships

scope=colYearscope=col style=background-color:gold Goldscope=col style=background-color:silver Silverscope=col style=background-color:#CC9966 Bronzescope-colTotalscope-colGold Medal
Rank
1994 24201256
1998 33 20 19 72
2002 10 13 10 33
2006 16 6 1022
20118 8 7239
20134 11153015
20158410229
20171198285
20199610257
20233831418
[11]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Athletics Australia . Annual report 2009-2010 . 2010 . Athletics Australia . Melbourne . 8 September 2015.
  2. Web site: IAAF Hall of Fame . 8 September 2015 . IAAF website.
  3. Web site: Hall of Fame . 8 September 2015 . Athletics Australia website.
  4. Web site: Olympic Games. Athletics Australia Historical Results. 9 September 2015.
  5. Web site: World Championships. Athletics Australia Historical Results. 9 September 2015.
  6. Web site: World Indoor Championships. Athletics Australia Historical Results. 9 September 2015.
  7. Web site: Athletics Results . Australian Commonwealth Games Association website . 9 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150917234600/http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/page/69/by-sports . 17 September 2015 .
  8. Web site: Australia at the World Junior Championships. Athletics Australia. 22 September 2015.
  9. Web site: Australian Performances at World Youth Championships. Athletics Australia. 22 September 2015.
  10. Web site: Australia at the Paralympic Games. Athletics Australia. 22 September 2015.
  11. Web site: Australia at the IPC World Championships. Athletics Australia. 22 September 2015.